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Newsday
12/04/2024 04:06 GMT : A year of war has had a devastating humanitarian impact across Darfur
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
The civil war in Sudan is nearly one year old - today we hear concerns that the hunger crisis across the country is much worse than feared Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
12/04/2024 05:06 GMT : War leaves many Sudanese in need of urgent assistance
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
The hunger crisis across Sudan is much worse than feared nearly a year after the start of the civil war Show more
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Newsday
12/04/2024 06:06 GMT : One child dies every two hours in a displacement camp in Darfur
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
The civil war in Sudan is nearly one year old - today we hear how the hunger crisis across the country is much worse than feared Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Paul Caruana Galizia, whose mother, Daphne, was a Maltese journalist who was assassinated for exposing endemic corruption and sleaze. Show more
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Business Daily
Business Daily meets: game designer Brenda Romero
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The BAFTA award-winning video game developer tells us how she made game that's worth millions of dollars. Show more
Witness History
Hiroo Onoda, Japan’s last WW2 soldier to surrender
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Hiroo Onoda was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War Two and did not surrender at the war's end in August 1945. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Science In Action
Bird flu in Antarctica
31 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Highly pathogenic bird flu detected along the Antarctic coast; Science in Action remembers physicist Peter Higgs; Anatomy of a science scandal; and an alga with superpowers. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Beyoncé, banjos and dancing chemistry
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beyonce's reappraisal of country music gets us rethinking who the original cowboys were, how the banjo gets its twang and we meet the man dancing chemistry in a tie dye lab coat Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Global Story
What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ten years after #bringbackourgirls, more than 90 still haven't returned home Show more
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Outlook
Outlook Mixtape: Big waves, blue birds and a band of mothers
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The stories we love from Outlook this week: Surfing a world-record wave in Portugal, rescuing two blue chicks from a suitcase and meeting a remarkable band of Argentinian mothers. Show more
Witness History
Hiroo Onoda, Japan’s last WW2 soldier to surrender
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Hiroo Onoda was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War Two and did not surrender at the war's end in August 1945. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
12/04/2024 13:06 GMT: Famine in Sudan "almost inevitable" warns aid agency
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
The warning comes after a year of a civil war in the country. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Paul Caruana Galizia, whose mother, Daphne, was a Maltese journalist who was assassinated for exposing endemic corruption and sleaze. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 12/04/2024 14:32 GMT : The challenge to produce vaccines in Africa
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Moderna has halted plans to build a Covid-19 plant in Kenya alleging the demand after the pandemic has fallen dramatically. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2024/04/12 16:06 GMT: Fears of Iran attack on Israel grow
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
US officials have warned that Iran could launch a major attack on Israel as soon as today. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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CrowdScience
How do my ears sense direction?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do we hear a sound and immediately know where it’s coming from? Anand Jagatia finds out what makes left, right, up and down sound so different. Show more
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Newshour
12/04/2024 20:06 GMT: Zelensky: We need US weapons aid or Russia wins war
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 6 months
Ukraine's president pleads for more weaponry to fend off Russian attacks. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Beyoncé, banjos and dancing chemistry
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beyonce's reappraisal of country music gets us rethinking who the original cowboys were, how the banjo gets its twang and we meet the man dancing chemistry in a tie dye lab coat Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Iran and Israel tensions escalate
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Israel says it is ready to defend itself against retaliation for an attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Beyoncé, banjos and dancing chemistry
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beyonce's reappraisal of country music gets us rethinking who the original cowboys were, how the banjo gets its twang and we meet the man dancing chemistry in a tie dye lab coat Show more
